❓ The Department of Health does not annually cost the financial impacts of bushfire or prescribed burn smoke on community health due to data limitations.
AnsweredQoN 1338Legislative Council
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(1) Does the Department of Health do any annual costing of the financial impacts of the smoke from bushfires on the health of affected communities: (a) if yes to (1), can the Minister please provide the most recent costs; and (b) if no to (1), why not? (2) Does the Department of Health do any annual costing of the financial impacts of the smoke from prescribed burns on the health of affected communities: (a) if yes to (2), can the Minister please provide the most recent costs; and (b) if no to (2), why not?
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Answered
14 April 2026
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health
Response time
4 days
(1-2) No.
Financial information is not captured at a level that allows it to be directly attributed to these incidents and reported on an annual basis.
Financial information is not captured at a level that allows it to be directly attributed to these incidents and reported on an annual basis.
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